berdêl

Meaning

1. (feminine) substitute
2. (feminine) exchange
3. (feminine) A tradition of exchanging and marrying women between two families, especially when one side did not get the desired wife (so a substitute is given instead) and mostly to make peace.

Translations

Antwort

bedel

karşılık

mübadele

takas

trampa

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic: -

Cognate with Turkish: bedel

In summary

From ber (“in front”) + dêl (“place, stead”). Sense 2 was gained under the influence of Arabic/Turkish bedel.